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Syncrify » Knowledge base
Document information| Document ID: | 1451 |
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| Subject: | How to configure firewall on Windows 7 |
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| Creation date: | 8/5/10 11:06 AM |
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| Last modified on: | 8/12/10 5:01 PM |
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Configuring firewall on Windows 7
When you install Syncrify or SynaMan on any Windows machine, it is quite possible the built-in firewall will prevent users from connecting to your server from other machine.
Following steps demonstrate how to configure the firewall in Windows 7 to allow clients to connect from other machines.
- Click the Start button and type "firewall" in the search bar
- Select Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
- The following window will open. Click Inbound Rules
- Click New Rule... on the right hand side
- Select Port
- Specify the port you have configured in Syncrify. By default this is 5800
- Click Allow the connection
- Check all three boxes: Domain, Private and Public
- Assign a name for this rule
- Finally, click Finish
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